Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/05/04/11:58:00
> At 09:00 AM 5/4/2001, Andreas Ames wrote:
> >5) You may think that my postings on this topic are a little rude. I
> > must admit you're right. This is not the usual way for me to
> > interact with other human beings. But after reading the list since
> > some weeks i learned that this rude kind of posting is exactly what
> > is common here, esp. when it comes to answers from some high
> > frequency posters. When i am in a new place i like to adapt myself
> > to this environment in the beginning. I hope you like my way of
being
> > polite :-B.
>
>
> I think its a shame you take this approach. Email, like any other written
> form, can be notably obscure when it comes to conveying the author's
emotional
> state. Ambiguities in this area are often filled in by the reader based
on
> their emotional state at the time the message is read. Its simply human
> nature. Still, one needs to be careful not to read too much into a
response,
> especially in these ambiguous areas. Its better if we all *assume* that
the
> author's intent was to help and instruct in the absence of clear
indication
> otherwise. This will aid in keeping the list focused, productive, and as
> helpful as possible.
>
> Oops! I guess I was soapboxing!;-)
It's amazing.... On every newsgroup/maillist I am on, you get the same
posts... The newbies think they are being abused by the oldtimers and the
newbies get upset.
The newbies need to realize that after the 154th time answering a guestion,
it get real old.
It usually NOT personal, but educational:
1) Use other resources available ( ie archives if available before posting)
2) (paraphrased from comp.lang.perl.misc) count to 10 at least once before
replying to a post which upsets you.
3) realize that this forum takes peoples valuable time, and it is NOT a
right to have every question answered.
4) relax, it is not the end of the world if you get flamed. Everyone
does...
John
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